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Rasmussen (10-5) earned the win Saturday against the White Sox, allowing no runs on four hits and one walk in six innings. He struck out 10.

Rasmussen had the White Sox bats out of sorts Saturday, generating an impressive 18 whiffs en route to registering his second-most punchouts of 2026. The right-hander coughed up 11 runs over his first two outings of July but has since steadied the ship, giving up just a pair of runs across his last three appearances (18 innings) while producing a 14:3 K:BB during that span. Rasmussen will bring a stellar 2.91 ERA, 0.93 WHIP and 122:20 K:BB over 117.1 frames into his next scheduled start at pitcher friendly T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

Harrison (forearm) is expected to return from the 15-day injured list to make his next start for the Brewers during their upcoming home series with the Pirates that runs from Monday through Thursday, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

On the shelf since July 11 due to left forearm extensor tendinopathy, Harrison showed well during his lone rehab appearance with High-A Wisconsin on Thursday, when he allowed one hit and three walks while striking out five batters across 5.2 scoreless innings. Assuming he's able to throw a bullpen session Sunday without issue, Harrison could re-enter the rotation as soon as Tuesday. Assuming the Brewers proceed with a five-man rotation once Harrison is activated, one of Robert Gasser, Shane Drohan or Brandon Sproat would most likely move to the bullpen or head to the minors.

Schultz (3-8) took the loss Saturday against the Rays, allowing one run on three hits and no walks in five relief innings. He struck out four.

The White Sox chose to use Schultz behind an opener for the first time this year, and the move helped yield one of the hurler's best outings of the season. It was just the fourth time in 14 appearances that he's surrendered one or zero runs, so it wouldn't be surprising if Chicago maintained a similar approach for the left-hander's next scheduled showing against the division-rival Guardians. Through 65 innings this season, Schultz has a 5.82 ERA, 1.38 WHIP and a concerning 58:31 K:BB.

The Athletics designated Thomas for assignment Saturday.

Thomas joined the Athletics on Thursday after being claimed off waivers from Atlanta, but the left-hander didn't make any appearances before the Athletics elected to move him off the 40-man roster. The 28-year-old has gotten off to a historically poor start to his big-league career; over four appearances with Milwaukee and Atlanta between this season and last, Thomas has allowed 27 earned runs on 27 hits and eight walks while striking out nine batters in 11.2 innings.

Jobe (elbow) will make a rehab start with High-A West Michigan on Sunday, Cody Stavenhagen of The Athletic reports.

Jobe was initially scheduled to start for Triple-A Toledo but was moved to High-A due to weather concerns for Sunday's game. He's made four rehab outings, the last of which took place July 25 with Double-A Erie, where he allowed one run on two hits and two walks while striking out four across four innings. Jobe is in the final stages of his recovery from the Tommy John surgery that he underwent in May of 2025, and he's a likely bet to make some starts for Detroit within the next couple weeks.

Huff accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Norfolk on Saturday after clearing waivers, Rich Dubroff of BaltimoreBaseball.com reports.

Huff was booted off the Orioles' 40-man roster Monday in order to make room for Yohel Pozo. He'll opt to stay in the organization and will head to Triple-A, where he's produced a .189/.265/.302 slash line with three home runs across 117 plate appearances this season.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Saturday that Smith (neck) will need at least 3-to-4 weeks to ramp back up to full speed, including a rehab assignment, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.

Smith has been on the Dodgers' injured list since mid-June due to neck inflammation, but he progressed enough in his recovery to resume hitting and throwing in early July. The timeline provided by Roberts means the earliest that Smith will return is late August, and the team expects the veteran catcher to be back before the end of the season. For now, Dalton Rushing will continue to serve as the Dodgers' primary catcher while Eliezer Alfonzo provides depth behind home plate.

Arraez (cramps) will start at second base and bat leadoff Saturday against the Padres.

Arraez was removed early from Friday's game as a precaution due to cramping, but the issue appears to have resolved itself ahead of Saturday's tilt. The 29-year-old has been seeing the ball extremely well as of late, going 14-for-34 (.412) with six RBI and four runs in his last eight games.

Ritchie was scratched from his scheduled start with Triple-A Gwinnett and is expected to be called up to start for Atlanta in Sunday's home game against Washington, Grant McAuley of the Marietta Daily Journal reports.

Reynaldo Lopez was scratched from Saturday's start with Atlanta due to left knee inflammation, prompting the team to move Martin Perez up a day in the pitching schedule. Ritchie looks poised to end up filling in for Perez on Sunday for what will be his 14th appearance and eighth start with Atlanta. Ritchie owns a 4.50 ERA, 1.41 WHIP and 49:33 K:BB over 54 innings during his first big-league season.

Vivas was scratched from the lineup for Saturday's game against Atlanta.

With left-hander Martin Perez now set to toe the slab for Atlanta instead of Reynaldo Lopez (knee), the Nationals will exchange the lefty-hitting Vivas for the right-handed bat of Brady House.